Manual High Idle
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The diesel engine has a high idle system to improve the warm-up time of the engine in cold weather conditions. This system allows the engine control module (ECM) to increase the idle speed above the normal calibrated value. The ECM increases the idle speed using the following adjustments:
- The fuel injection timing is changed
- The fuel injection quantity is changed
- The turbocharger vane position is commanded closed-The vane position will be farther closed than any other normal operating condition.
The instrument panel will indicate the high idle system is active one of two ways:
- The driver information center (DIC) will indicate an active high idle system on light duty trucks.
- An indicator lamp will flash on medium duty trucks.
- The manual high idle feature comes enabled from the factory. The Elevated Idle function in the scan tool will disable or enable this feature. If the engine does not increase to the calibrated high idle speed after the procedure is performed, use the scan tool to verify the Elevated Idle speed feature is enabled.